haemoglobinopathy UK /ˌhiːməˌɡləʊbɪˈnɒpəθi/US /ˌhiməˌɡloʊbɪˈnɑpəθi/ noun1 •Any of a group of inherited disorders in which haemoglobin does not function properlyThe clinical phenotypes of over 125 different hemoglobinopathies were interpreted in terms of structural alterations in globin structure. — 2016 formshaemoglobinopathies