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rupture

  (rŭp'chər) pronunciation
n.
    1. The process or instance of breaking open or bursting.
    2. The state of being broken open.
  1. A break in friendly relations.
  2. Pathology.
    1. A hernia, especially of the groin or intestines.
    2. A tear in an organ or a tissue: rupture of an appendix; ligament rupture.

v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.

v.tr.

To break open; burst.

v.intr.

To undergo or suffer a rupture.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ruptūra, from ruptus, past participle of rumpere, to break.]

rupturable rup'tur·a·ble adj.
 
 

Tearing or bursting apart of an organ or tissue. See hernia.

 
Thesaurus: rupture

noun

  1. An opening, especially in a solid structure: breach, break, gap, hole, perforation. See open/close.
  2. An interruption in friendly relations: alienation, breach, break, disaffection, estrangement, fissure, rent2, rift, schism, split. See assemble/disassemble, help/harm/harmless.

verb

    To undergo partial breaking: crack, fissure, fracture, split. See help/harm/harmless.

 
Antonyms: rupture

n

Definition: break, split
Antonyms: closing, closure

n

Definition: disagreement, dissolution
Antonyms: agreement, harmony, peace

v

Definition: break open
Antonyms: close, join, mend

v

Definition: disagree; dissolve union
Antonyms: agree, join, marry


 

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.

 

1. Tearing or bursting apart of an organ or tissue: a tear.

2. A term commonly applied to an inguinal hernia.

 

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.

 
Translations: Translations for: Rupture

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sprænge, afbryde
v. intr. - sprænges, briste
n. - sprængning, brud, [med.] ruptur, [med.] brok

Nederlands (Dutch)
scheuring, breuk, hernia

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Méd) se faire une hernie, rompre (des relations)
v. intr. - (Méd) se rompre, (Tech) éclater
n. - (Méd) hernie, rupture (de vaisseaux), (Tech) rupture, rupture (entre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bruch
v. - brechen, reißen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρήξη, διάρρηξη, (παθολ.) κήλη
v. - διαρρηγνύω/-ομαι, διακόπτω

Italiano (Italian)
rottura, infrazione, strappamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ruptura (f), desavença (f)
v. - romper, quebrar

Русский (Russian)
разрыв, разлад, нарушение, перелом

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - romper, abrir, reventar, producir hernia
v. intr. - romperse, abrirse, reventarse
n. - ruptura, hernia, quebradura, desgarramiento, rompimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bristning
v. - spräcka, bryta

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
破裂, 发疝气, 不和, 绝交, 裂开, 断裂

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 破裂, 發疝氣, 不和
v. intr. - 破裂, 絕交, 發疝氣
n. - 破裂, 裂開, 斷裂

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 터뜨리다, 찢다, 파열 시키다
v. intr. - 찢어지다, 파열하다
n. - 파멸, 결렬, 탈장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 破裂, ヘルニア, 決裂, 仲たがい
v. - 破る, 裂く, 断絶させる, 裂ける, ヘルニアになる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تمزق, انفجار, قطع العلاقات بين الدول (فعل) ينفجر, يمزق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בקע, קרע, שבר‬
v. intr. - ‮ניתק, התפקע, נקרע‬
n. - ‮התפקעות, קרע, שבר‬


 
 

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