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Noun: haemoglobinopathy
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemoglobinopathy)
  1. A blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood
    "Sickle cell anaemia is a well-known type of haemoglobinopathy";
    - hemoglobinopathy [N. Amer]

Derived forms: haemoglobinopathies

Type of: blood disease, blood disorder

Encyclopedia: Haemoglobinopathy