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 (lÄ«Â´sis), n the gradual abatement of the symptoms of a disease. The disintegration or dissolution of cells by a lysin. 1. destruction or decomposition, as of a cell or other substance, under the influence of a specific agent. 2. mobilization of an organ by division of restraining adhesions. 3. gradual abatement of the clinical signs of a disease, e.g. lysis of a fever.