hemoglobinopathy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
hemoglobin + -o- + -pathy
Noun
hemoglobinopathy (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobinopathies)
- (American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin.
- Hypernym: dyshemoglobinemia
- Hyponyms: sickle-cell disease, thalassemia
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