hemoglobinopathy

English

Alternative forms

• haemoglobinopathy

Etymology

From hemoglobin +‎ -o- +‎ -pathy.

Noun

hemoglobinopathy (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobinopathies)

1. (American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin.

   Hypernym: dyshemoglobinemia

   Hyponyms: sickle-cell disease, thalassemia