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How to pronounce “pellagra”
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Pronunciation guide for pellagra
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pellagra with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset 22 minutes
It's similar to the pellagra epidemic in Mississippi in the '30s.
- Definition summary
- (pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]
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How to pronounce pellagra
Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset 22 minutes

It's similar to the pellagra epidemic in Mississippi in the '30s.
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A Deep Dive Into “pellagra”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]
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