hemoglobinopathy

noun he·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thy \ˌhē-mə-ˌglō-bə-ˈnä-pə-thē\

plural he·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thies

Definition of HEMOGLOBINOPATHY

: a blood disorder (as sickle-cell anemia) caused by a genetically determined change in the molecular structure of hemoglobin

1957

Medical Dictionary

noun he·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thy

plural he·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thies

: a blood disorder (as sickle-cell anemia) caused by a genetically determined change in the molecular structure of hemoglobin

he·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thy or chiefly British hae·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thy \ˌhē-mə-ˌglō-bə-ˈnäp-ə-thē\

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