rupture Definition

rupture
noun

1a. A breach; a breaking or bursting;

Thesaurus: split, tear.
1b. The state of being broken or burst.
2. A breach of harmony or friendly relations.

Thesaurus: estrangement, rift, divorce, breach, falling-out, quarrel, altercation.
3a. medicine.
A tearing or breaking of an organ, tissue, etc;
3b. medicine., non-technical
A hernia, especially an abdominal one.

verb ruptured, rupturing

1. To break, tear or burst something.

Thesaurus: burst, open, break, sever, cleave, divide, rend, crack.
2. To breach or break off (friendly relations).
3. medicine.
To cause a rupture in (an organ, tissue, etc).
intr
4. To undergo or be affected by a rupture.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin ruptura, from rumpere to break, burst forth.