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ruptured

Variant of rupture

noun

  1. the act of breaking apart or bursting, or the state of being broken apart or burst; breach
  2. a breaking off of friendly or peaceful relations, as between countries or individuals
  3. Med. a hernia; esp.,
    1. an abdominal or inguinal hernia
    2. a forcible tearing or bursting of an organ or part, as of a blood vessel, the bladder, etc.

transitive verb, intransitive verb ruptured, rupturing

  1. to break apart or burst
  2. to affect with, undergo, or suffer a rupture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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