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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A medical-patient information system which uses forms preprinted on durable card stock; loosely, any similar system for paper-based record-keeping.
2. 2
   Alternative form of Kardex. alt-of, alternative
3. 3
   The device used to hold the cards of such a system; visible file.

Synonyms

All synonyms

visible file

Etymology

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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