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ab⋅rup⋅tion

  [uh-bruhp-shuhn]
–noun
a sudden breaking off.
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Origin:
1600–10; < L abruptiōn- (s. of abruptiō). See abrupt, -ion
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a·brup·tion   (ə-brŭp'shən)   
n.  An instance of suddenly breaking away or off.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ab·rup·tion
Pronunciation: a-'br&p-sh&n, &-
Function: noun
: a sudden breaking off : detachment of portionsfrom a mass abruption>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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