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.

Etymology: LME ruptur < MFr rupture < L ruptura < ruptus, pp. of rumpere, to break < IE *reup- < base *reu-, to tear out, tear apart, break > rob, rub

transitive verb, intransitive verb ruptured -·tured, rupturing -·tur·ing

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