rupture

/ˈrəp(t)-shər/

Middle English ruptur, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French rupture, from Latin ruptura fracture, from ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break

noun

  1. breach of peace or concord; specifically : open hostility or war between nations

  2. the tearing apart of a tissue

  3. hernia

verb

  1. to part by violence : break, burst

  2. to create or induce a breach of

  3. to produce a rupture in

noun

  1. a protrusion of an organ or part (such as the intestine) through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity (as of the abdomen) in which it is normally enclosed —called also rupture