noun
- a medication that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used to treat glaucoma, altitude sickness, and certain types of seizures
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor prescribed acetazolamide to reduce the pressure in her eyes.
- Climbers often take acetazolamide to prevent altitude sickness.
- Acetazolamide is commonly used as a diuretic medication.
- The patient experienced side effects from the acetazolamide treatment.
- Acetazolamide helps reduce fluid buildup in the brain.
- The ophthalmologist recommended acetazolamide for glaucoma management.