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kardex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
kardex
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical-patient information system which uses forms preprinted on durable card stock; loosely, any similar system for paper-based record-keeping.

noun

The device used to hold the cards of such a system; visible file.

noun

Alternative form of Kardex.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Kardexes (plural) cardex (alternative)

Questions

What does kardex mean?
A medical-patient information system which uses forms preprinted on durable card stock; loosely, any similar system for paper-based record-keeping.
Where does kardex come from?
From the trademarked name of a particular brand of card system; an alteration of card (“data recorded on durable paper”) + -ex.

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