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Definition of Ruptures

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 Ruptures from wikipedia

- membranes, when the amniotic sac ruptures more than an hour before the onset of labor Ruptured spleen Testicular rupture, a rip or tear in the connective...
- Aortic rupture is the breakage of all walls of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Aortic rupture is a rare, extremely dangerous condition that...
- A rupture disc, also known as a pressure safety disc, burst disc, bursting disc, or burst diaphragm, is a non-reclosing pressure relief safety device...
- Testicular rupture is a rip or tear in the tunica albuginea resulting in extrusion of the testicular contents, including the seminiferous tubules. It...
- recreational sports, 75% of ruptures occur in men between the third and fourth decades of life. The main symptom of an Achilles tendon rupture is the sudden onset...
- Earth's surface, but did not cause surface rupture, because it was a blind thrust earthquake. Surface ruptures commonly occur on pre-existing faults. Only...
- Distal tendon rupture will cause significant weakness with respect to forearm supination and flexion, whereas proximal tendon ruptures do not cause significant...
- outliers exist. Most ruptures propagate at speeds in the range of 0.5–0.7 of the shear wave velocity, with only a minority of ruptures propagating significantly...
- The Rupture (formerly named The Collagist) is a literary journal founded in 2009 by American author Matt Bell. The first issue appeared in August 2009...
- rupture Cruciate ligament § Rupture Patellar tendon rupture Thomas, JR; Lawton, JN (February 2017). "Biceps and Triceps Ruptures in Athletes". Hand Clinics...