hemoglobinopathy

English

Alternative forms

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
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