1 Harsh and strict treatment in the military for cadets is an example of rigor. 2  Freezing weather and ice are examples of the rigors of winter. 3  Difficult and challenging academic courses are an example of academic rigor.  harshness or severity; specif.,
The suffix-lysis means to breakdown; separation; destruction; or loosening.
Pertaining to lysis; used colloquially as an abbreviation for osteolytic. lytic. 1. pertaining to lysis or to a lysin. 2. producing lysis. lytic. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or causing lysis: a lytic enzyme.