Meanings
nounhemoglobinopathy (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobinopathies)
plural hemoglobinopathies · alternative haemoglobinopathy
- UScountableuncountablemedicineAny of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood
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Broader
blood diseaseblood disorder
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishhemoglobin
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Englishhemoglobinopathy
From hemoglobin + -o- + -pathy.
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APA
hemoglobinopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoglobinopathy
MLA
“hemoglobinopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoglobinopathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemoglobinopathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemoglobinopathy.
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