HEMOGLOBINOPATHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemoglobinopathy mean? 

• HEMOGLOBINOPATHY (noun)
  The noun HEMOGLOBINOPATHY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HEMOGLOBINOPATHY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMOGLOBINOPATHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

haemoglobinopathy; hemoglobinopathy

Hypernyms ("hemoglobinopathy" is a kind of...):

blood disease; blood disorder (a disease or disorder of the blood)

 Context examples 

A congenital hemolytic anemia caused by defects of the erythrocyte membrane, enzyme deficiencies, or hemoglobinopathies.

(Hereditary Hemolytic Anemia, NCI Thesaurus)

A hemoglobinopathy that is considered a hybrid of sickle cell disease and hemoglobin C disease.

(Hemoglobin SC Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

An autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy with a mild clinical course.

(Hemoglobin C Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

They are seen in thalassemias, enzymopathies, hemoglobinopathies, and after splenectomy.

(Heinz Body, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)