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noun
1.
the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
2.
the state of being broken or burst: a rupture in the earth's surface.
3.
a breach of harmonious, friendly, or peaceful relations.
4.
Pathology. hernia, especially abdominal hernia.
verb (used with object)
5.
to break or burst: He ruptured a blood vessel.
6.
to cause a breach of: to rupture friendly relations.
7.
Pathology. to affect with hernia.
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Rupturing
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verb (used without object)
8.
to suffer a break or rupture.
Origin:
1475–85; < Latin ruptūra (noun), equivalent to rupt(us) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra -ure
1475–85; < Latin ruptūra (noun), equivalent to rupt(us) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra -ure
Related forms
rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
non·rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
non·rup·ture, noun
un·rup·tur·a·ble, adjective
un·rup·tured, adjective
Synonyms
2. fracture, break, split, burst. 5. fracture, split, disrupt.
2. fracture, break, split, burst. 5. fracture, split, disrupt.
Antonyms
2. seam, union. 5. unite.
2. seam, union. 5. unite.
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Word Origin & History
rupture
1481, from L. ruptura "the breaking (of an arm or leg), fracture," from pp. stem of rumpere "to break," cognate with O.E. reafian "to seize, rob, plunder," reofan "to tear, break;" O.N. rjufa "to break;" see reft). Meaning "abdominal hernia" first attested 1539. The verb is first recorded 1739.
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Medical Dictionary
rupture rup·ture (rŭp'chər)
n.
The process of breaking open or bursting.
A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.
A tear in an organ or a tissue.
To break open; burst.
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