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kardex

kardex is the alternative form of Kardex.

Noun capitalized: Kardex

Kardex (plural Kardexes)

  1. A medical-patient information system which uses forms preprinted on durable card stock; loosely, any similar system for paper-based record-keeping.
  2. The device used to hold the cards of such a system; visible file.

Forms of kardex

pluralkardexes
pluralKardexes
alternative formkardex
alternative formcardex

Origin of kardex

From the trademarked name of a particular brand of card system; an alteration of card (“data recorded on durable paper”) + -ex.

Questions about kardex

What does kardex mean?
Kardex means a medical-patient information system which uses forms preprinted on durable card stock; loosely, any similar system for paper-based record-keeping.
What is kardex the alternative form of?
Kardex is the alternative form of Kardex.
What part of speech is kardex?
Kardex is a noun.
What is the plural of kardex?
The plural of kardex is kardexes.

Words near kardex in the dictionary

  1. Kardecism
  2. Kardecist
  3. Kardecists
  4. Kardella
  5. Kardella South
  6. kardex
  7. Kardexes
  8. Karditsa
  9. kardiya
  10. Kardon
  11. Kardos

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