acetazolamide
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- noun
- /ˌæsɪtəˈzɒləˌmaɪd/
- Specialized
- The prescription drug acetazolamide can also help prevent and treat AMS.
- prescription acetazolamide
- acetazolamide drug
Examples
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The patient was able to continue with a normal breathing pattern with only low doses of acetazolamide and theophylline.
Academic text (2007) -
Acetazolamide (Diamox), which is used (off license) to prevent or treat altitude sickness, is not recommended in pregnancy.
Academic text (2011) -
In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, both acetazolamide and medroxyprogesterone acetate have favorable effects on blood gas parameters.
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Acetazolamide, another respiratory stimulant, does not change the sensitivity of peripheral and central chemoreflex, but its use increases resting ventilation, probably as a result of metabolic acidosis.
Academic text (2007) -
I was also comforted by a secret weapon I had discovered on the World Health Organization website, a prescription medication called acetazolamide (brand name Diamox) that supposedly wards off altitude sickness.
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If you're hefty and plan to hit 13,010-foot Loveland come January, Babb recommends taking acetazolamide, a proven prescription med that can prevent AMS.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acetazolamide starts with acet- from 'acetic' and 'vinegar' and ends with -amide which names a chemical group, so the whole word sounds like a specific chemical. That's why acetazolamide is the name of a medicine that reduces fluid and pressure in the body and is used for glaucoma and to help prevent altitude sickness.