Kardex

English

Alternative forms

• kardex, cardex

Etymology

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

Noun

Kardex (plural Kardexes)

1. (medicine) 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.