rupture
[ ruhp-cher ]
/ ˈrʌp tʃər /
noun
verb (used with object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.
verb (used without object), rup·tured, rup·tur·ing.
to suffer a break or rupture.
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Origin of rupture
1475–85; <Latin ruptūra (noun), equivalent to rupt(us) (past participle of rumpere to break) + -ūra-ure
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rupture
rapture, rupture .Words nearby rupture
Rupes Altai, rupestrine, rupia, rupiah, rupicolous, rupture, ruptured disk, ruptured duck, RUQ, rural, rural dean
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British Dictionary definitions for rupture
rupture
/ (ˈrʌptʃə) /
noun
the act of breaking or bursting or the state of being broken or burst
a breach of peaceful or friendly relations
pathol
- the breaking or tearing of a bodily structure or part
- another word for hernia
verb
to break or burst or cause to break or burst
to affect or be affected with a rupture or hernia
to undergo or cause to undergo a breach in relations or friendship
Derived forms of rupture
rupturable, adjectiveWord Origin for rupture
C15: from Latin ruptūra a breaking, from rumpere to burst forth; see erupt
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Medical definitions for rupture
rupture
[ rŭp′chər ]
n.
The process of breaking open or bursting.
A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.
A tear in an organ or a tissue.
v.
To break open; burst.
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