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.
Hemolysis, also spelled haemolysis (from the Greek Î±á¼·Î¼Î± (aima, haema, hemo-) meaning blood and Î»ÏÏÎ¹Ï (lusis, lysis, -lysis) meaning a loosing, setting free or releasing), is the rupturing of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their contents (cytoplasm) into surrounding fluid (e.g. blood plasma).n vitro hemolysis during specimen collection can cause inaccurate laboratory test results by contaminating the surrounding plasma with the contents of hemolyzed red blood cells.