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Fountain syndrome

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.

Noun

Fountain syndrome (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of Fountain syndrome

Named after R. B. Fountain.

Questions about Fountain syndrome

What does Fountain syndrome mean?
Fountain syndrome 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.
What part of speech is Fountain syndrome?
Fountain syndrome is a noun.

Words near Fountain syndrome in the dictionary

  1. fountain palm
  2. fountain pen
  3. fountain pens
  4. fountain shell
  5. fountain shells
  6. Fountain syndrome
  7. Fountain Valley
  8. fountain water
  9. fountain waters
  10. Fountainbridge
  11. Fountaindale

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