acetazolamide

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ac·et·azol·amide | \ˌa-sə-tə-ˈzō-lə-ˌmīd,

Definition of acetazolamide

: a diuretic drug C₄H₆N₄O₃S₂ used especially in the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure and of glaucoma and in the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness

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The court said Saito tested positive for acetazolamide, a diuretic most commonly prescribed for glaucoma, during an out-of-competition test. — Alex Johnson, NBC News, "Japanese skater Kei Saito banned from PyeongChang Olympics for alleged doping," 13 Feb. 2018

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The first known use of acetazolamide was in 1954

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acetazolamide

noun

ac·et·azol·amide | \ˌas-ət-ə-ˈzōl-ə-ˌmīd,

-ˈzäl-,

-məd\

Medical Definition of acetazolamide

: a diuretic drug C₄H₆N₄O₃S₂ used especially to treat glaucoma, control epileptic seizures, prevent or treat altitude sickness, and treat edema associated with congestive heart failure