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rupture
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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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This historical evidence of widespread, simultaneous plate rupturing within the Alaskan region has significant implications for the tsunami potential of the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific region as a whole.
Close monitoring of the position is the key to discovering the symptoms and linking them to the problem of rupturing.
The aim of rupturing the amniotic sac (also known as "artificial rupture of the membranes" or "amniotomy") is to speed UP and strengthen contractions, thus shortening the length of labor.
 
 
 
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