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Synonyms
rup·ture (rŭṕchər)

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

noun 

    1. The process or instance of breaking open or bursting.
    2. The state of being broken open.
  2. A break in friendly relations.
  3. 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.

verb: -tured, -tur·ing, -tures. 

transitive verb 

To break open; burst.

intransitive verb 

To undergo or suffer a rupture.

derivatives

ruṕtur·a·ble
adjective