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rup·ture / ˈrəpchər/ • v. [intr.] (esp. of a pipe, a vessel, or a bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly: if the main artery ruptures he could die. ∎ [tr.] cause to break or burst suddenly and completely: the impact ruptured both fuel tanks. ∎ [tr.] suffer such a bursting of (a bodily part): it was her first match since rupturing an Achilles tendon. ∎ (be ruptured or rupture oneself) suffer an abdominal hernia: one of the boys was ruptured and needed to be fitted with a truss. ∎ [tr.] fig. breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or situation): once trust has been ruptured it can be difficult to regain. • n. an instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely: a small hairline crack could develop into a rupture | the patient died after rupture of an aneurysm. ∎ fig. a breach of a harmonious relationship: the rupture with his father would never be healed. ∎ an abdominal hernia. |
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"rupture." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rupture." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rupture.html "rupture." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rupture.html |
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rupture (rup-cher)
1. n. see hernia. 2. n. the bursting apart or open of an organ or tissue; for example, the splitting of the membranes enclosing an infant during childbirth. 3. vb. (of tissues, etc.) to burst apart or open. |
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"rupture." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rupture." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-rupture.html "rupture." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-rupture.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "rupture." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rupture." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rupture.html T. F. HOAD. "rupture." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rupture.html |
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rupture in medicine: see hernia . |
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"rupture." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rupture." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-rupture.html "rupture." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-rupture.html |
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rupture See hernia
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"rupture." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rupture." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-rupture.html "rupture." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-rupture.html |
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rupture •botcher, gotcha, top-notcher, watcher, wotcha
•imposture, posture
•firewatcher • birdwatcher
•debaucher, scorcher, torture
•Boucher, voucher
•cloture, encroacher, poacher, reproacher
•jointure • moisture
•cachucha, future, moocher, smoocher, suture
•butcher
•kuccha, scutcher, toucher
•structure
•culture, vulture
•conjuncture, juncture, puncture
•rupture • sculpture • viniculture
•agriculture • sericulture
•arboriculture • pisciculture
•horticulture • silviculture
•subculture • counterculture
•aquaculture • acupuncture
•substructure • infrastructure
•candidature • ligature • judicature
•implicature
•entablature, tablature
•prelature • nomenclature • filature
•legislature • musculature
•premature • signature • aperture
•curvature
•lurcher, nurture, percher, searcher
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"rupture." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rupture." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rupture.html "rupture." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rupture.html |
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