Etymology

Fountain syndrome

Today it means: A congenital disorder characterized by mental retardation, deafness, skeletal abnormalities, and a coarse face with full lips caused by the accumulation of body fluids under the skin. Full definition →

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The story

Named after R. B. Fountain.

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