hemoglobinopathy

he mo glo bin op a thy |ˌhēməˌglōbəˈnäpəTHē ˌhiməˌɡloʊbəˈnɑpəθi |(Brit. haemoglobinopathy ) ▶noun ( pl. hemoglobinopathies ) Medicine a hereditary condition involving an abnormality in the structure of hemoglobin.