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.
Lysis (/ Ë l aÉª s Éª s / LY-sis; Greek Î»ÏÏÎ¹Ï lÃ½sis, a loosing from Î»ÏÎµÎ¹Î½ lÃ½ein, to unbind) refers to the breaking down of the membrane of a cell, often by viral, enzymic, or osmotic (that is, lytic / Ë l Éª t Éª k / LIT-Ék) mechanisms that compromise its integrity.