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haemoglobinopathy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhiːməˌɡləʊbɪˈnɒpəθi/
  • General-American: /ˌhiməˌɡloʊbɪˈnɑpəθi/
  • rhymes with -ɒpəθi

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of inherited disorders in which haemoglobin does not function properly

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hemoglobinopathy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blood disease, blood disorder

History

Etymology

From haemoglobin + -o- + -pathy.