Definition of Rupture. Meaning of Rupture. Synonyms of Rupture

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Definition of Rupture

Rupture
Rupture Rup"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruptured; p. pr. & vb. n. Rupturing.] 1. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel. 2. To produce a hernia in.
Rupture
Rupture Rup"ture, v. i. To suffer a breach or disruption.
Rupture
Rupture Rup"ture (?; 135), n. [L. ruptura, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break: cf. F. rupture. See Reave, and cf. Rout a defeat.] 1. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring. --Arbuthnot. Hatch from the egg, that soon, Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed Their callow young. --Milton. 2. Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture. He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a rupture with his family. --E. Everett. 3. (Med.) Hernia. See Hernia. 4. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion. Modulus of rupture. (Engin.) See under Modulus. Syn: Fracture; breach; break; burst; disruption; dissolution. See Fracture.
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Hernia Her"ni*a, n.; pl. E. Hernias, L. Herni[ae]. [L.] (Med.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture. Strangulated hernia, a hernia so tightly compressed in some part of the channel through which it has been protruded as to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia, but is more common in the latter.

Meaning of Rupture from wikipedia

- rupture may refer to. anatomy and medicine : abdominal hernia , formerly referred to as 'a rupture' achilles tendon rupture biceps tendon rupture
- rupture of membranes (rom) or amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac normally, it occurs
- rupture can occur while performing actions requiring explosive acceleration, such as pushing off or jumping. achilles tendon rupture varies
- when the size of an aneurysm increases, there is a significant risk of rupture, resulting in severe hemorrhage , other complications or
- rupture of the capsule of the spleen , an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen , is a situation that requires immediate medical
- the terms rupture or ductile rupture describe the ultimate failure of tough ductile materials loaded in tension. rather than cracking,
- independence is a condition of a nation , country , or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise
- rupture was a hardcore punk band from perth , australia , that formed in the 1980s and were active until around late 2001, when vocalist
- a perforated eardrum or punctured eardrum is a rupture or perforation (hole) of the eardrum which can occur as a result of otitis media
- ultimate tensile strength (uts), often shortened to tensile strength (ts) or ultimate strength is the maximum stress that a material can