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rupture /rup·ture/ (rup´chur)

1. tearing or disruption of tissue.

2. to forcibly disrupt tissue.

3. hernia.

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rup·ture (rpchr)

n.

1. The process of breaking open or bursting.

2. A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.

3. A tear in an organ or a tissue.

v.

To break open; burst.

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Rupture

A breaking apart of an organ or tissue.

Mentioned in: Ectopic Pregnancy

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rupture

[rup′chər]

Etymology: L, rumpere, to break

1  n, a tear or break in the continuity or configuration of an organ or body tissue, including instances when other tissue protrudes through the opening. See also hernia.

2  v, to cause a break or tear.

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rupture [rup´chur]

1. tearing or disruption of tissue.

2. to forcibly disrupt tissue.

3. hernia.

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rupture,

n a tear or break in the continuity or configuration of an organ or body tissue, including those instances when other tissue protrudes through the opening.

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rupture

1. tearing or disruption of tissue.

2. hernia.

For details of individual diseases see under each organ, e.g. abomasal, aortic, atrial, cecal, intestinal, rectal, gastric, ventricular, vesical, esophageal, ligamentous, individual ligaments (e.g. cruciate, round, Achilles) urethral, hepatic, splenic, egg yolk.

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rupture

Medtalk A tearing or disruption of a membrane or flattened tissue that was subjected to pressure. See FASIAR rupture, Partial rupture, Premature rupture of membranes, Traumatic disk rupture.