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rupture
(redirected from Rupture (disambiguation))

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
rupture, in medicine: see hernia hernia, protrusion of an internal organ or part of an organ through the wall of a body cavity. The hernia is enclosed by a sac formed by the lining of the cavity. It results from a weakness or rupture in the wall, usually where there is already a natural weakness.
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rupture
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a. the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
b. another word for hernia

rupture [′rəp·chər]
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