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acetazolamide

[ uh-see-tuh-zoh-luh-mahyd, -mid, -zol-uh-, as-i-tuh- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a crystalline powder, C 4 H 6 N 4 O 3 S 2 , used chiefly in the treatment of glaucoma and edema.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acetazolamide1

First recorded in 1950–55; acet- + azole + amide

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