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Meaning Of Rupture
n.
The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of
being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a
vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.
n.
Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open
hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations;
as, the parties came to a rupture.
n.
Hernia. See Hernia.
n.
A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden
manner than by explosion. See Explosion.
v. t.
To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture
a blood vessel.