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rupture

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rupture

Pathol
a. the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
b. another word for hernia
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rupture

[′rəp·chər]
(geology)
fracture
(medicine)
hernia
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Moreover, silicone gel recipients have to bear a continuing lifelong expense for FDA-mandated MRI evaluation in order to detect silent rupture. The initial MRI is required at 3 years, then every 2 years thereafter.
Rethinking silicone vs. saline breast implants
Panelist Amy Newburger, M.D., a dermatologist from Scarsdale, N.Y., said that information on Mentor's rupture rates was not adequate, since data on MRIs used to determine silent rupture rates had been collected only twice, which made it difficult to estimate long-term rupture rates.
Silicone implants could see conditional return
"We also need enough data to understand the silent rupture rate, and how silent ruptures progress to symptomatic ones," noted Dr.
FDA raises bar for breast implant approval
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