rupture

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rupture[1,noun] rupture[2,verb] hernia

Main Entry: ¹rup·ture
Pronunciation: 'r&p(t)-sh&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ruptur, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French rupture, from Latin ruptura fracture, from ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break -- more at REAVE
1 : breach of peace or concord; specifically : open hostility or war between nations
2 a : the tearing apart of a tissue <rupture of the heart muscle> <rupture of an intervertebral disk> b : HERNIA
3 : a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart