acetazolamide

ac*et*azol*amide

noun

{bc}a diuretic drug C{inf}4{/inf}H{inf}6{/inf}N{inf}4{/inf}O{inf}3{/inf}S{inf}2{/inf} used especially in the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure and of glaucoma and in the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness