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ruptured Definition


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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.



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