So put me out of my misery
How do you pronounce "phthisis"?

Phonetically!

The only thing not obvious in the spelling is that the first
"i" is a long "ee" sound. So it's just "thesis" with an "f"
sound in front.

English spelling is a lot more regular than most folks think.

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