acetazolamide

noun

ac·​et·​azol·​amide ˌa-sə-tə-ˈzō-lə-ˌmīd  -ˈzä- 

-məd

: 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

Examples of acetazolamide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first-line preventive drug for acute mountain sickness, or AMS, is a drug called acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025

Just under half the HAPE climbers reported taking acetazolamide, a diuretic known to climbers under the brand name Diamox that helps ward off AMS. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2025

It is recommended only when acetazolamide is not effective or cannot be taken. — Brian Strickland, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2024

If started two days prior to going up to a high elevation, acetazolamide can prevent symptoms of acute illness by speeding up the acclimatization process. — Brian Strickland, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2024

You may be given acetazolamide (Diamox) to counteract tvhe increase in pressure. — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 31 Aug. 2023

For instance, a medication called acetazolamide may be more effective than other types of migraine treatment in preventing attacks in people who have a CACNA1A-variant form of FHM5. — Madeleine Streets, SELF, 13 June 2022

Other potential treatment options include the medication acetazolamide, which is used to treat glaucoma — a condition where the eyes experience an unhealthy increase in internal pressure. — Doug Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2020

Word History

Etymology

acet- + azole + amide

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for acetazolamide

• nicotinamide
• sulfanilamide
• acrylamide
• cyanamide
• procainamide
• sulfonamide
• sulphonamide
• amide
• polyacrylamide

Medical Definition

acetazolamide

noun

ac·​et·​azol·​amide ˌas-ət-ə-ˈzōl-ə-ˌmīd  -ˈzäl- 

-məd

: 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