Fountain syndrome

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounFountain syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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.

Origin

Named after R. B. Fountain.

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Fountain syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fountain%20syndrome

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fountain syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fountain%20syndrome.

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