Main Entry: he·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thy

Variant(s): or chiefly British hae·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thy \ˌhē-mə-ˌglō-bə-ˈnäp-ə-thē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural he·mo·glo·bin·op·a·thies

: a blood disorder (as sickle-cell anemia) caused by a genetically determined change in the molecular structure of hemoglobin