Found 2 items, similar to rupture.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rupture rupture n 1: state of being torn or burst open 2: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); “they hoped to avoid a break in relations” [syn: breach, break, severance, rift, falling out] 3: the act of making a sudden noisy break v : separate or cause to separate abruptly; “The rope snapped”; “tear the paper” [syn: tear, snap, bust]
English → English (gcide) Definition: rupture Hernia \Her"ni*a\, n.; pl. E. Hernias, L. Herni[ae]. [L.] (Med.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture. [1913 Webster] Strangulated hernia, a hernia so tightly compressed in some part of the channel through which it has been protruded as to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia, but is more common in the latter. [1913 Webster]