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

Derived forms: hemoglobinopathies

Type of: blood disease, blood disorder

Encyclopedia: Hemoglobinopathy