Rupture may refer to:

General

Rupture (engineering) Fracture is the appearance of a crack or complete separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress. The fracture of a solid usually occurs due to the development of certain displacement discontinuity sur ...

, a failure of tough ductile materials loaded in tension

Anatomy and medicine

Abdominal hernia A hernia (: hernias or herniae, from Latin, meaning 'rupture') is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. The term is also used for the normal development of the ...

, formerly referred to as "a rupture" *

Achilles tendon rupture Achilles tendon rupture is when the Achilles tendon, at the back of the ankle, breaks. Symptoms include the sudden onset of sharp pain in the heel. A snapping sound may be heard as the tendon breaks and walking becomes difficult. Rupture of the ...

Rupture of membranes Rupture of membranes (ROM) or amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac. Normally, it occurs spontaneously at full term either during or at the beginning of labor. Rupture of the membranes is known ...

, a "water breaking" event of pregnancy **

Premature rupture of membranes Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM), previously known as premature rupture of membranes, is breakage of the amniotic sac before the onset of labour. Women usually experience a painless gush or a steady leakage of fluid from the vagina. Compl ...

, when the amniotic sac ruptures more than an hour before the onset of labor *

Ruptured spleen A splenic injury, which includes a ruptured spleen, is any injury to the spleen. The rupture of a normal spleen can be caused by trauma, such as a traffic collision. Signs and symptoms In minor injuries with little bleeding, there may be abdomi ...

* Testicular rupture, a rip or tear in the connective tissue covering of the testes * Breast implant#Implant rupture, a rupture of breast implants

Other uses

* Steam rupture, a rupture in a pressurized system of super critical water * Rupture (social networking), a social networking site for computer gamers *

Earthquake rupture In seismology, an earthquake rupture is the extent of slip that occurs during an earthquake in the Earth's crust. Earthquakes occur for many reasons that include: landslides, movement of magma in a volcano, the formation of a new fault, or, mos ...

, an event that generates seismic energy as a result of slip on a fault * "Rupture" (''The Flash'' episode), an episode in season two of ''The Flash'' * Rupture (1983 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Rupture'' (2016 film), a science fiction film by Steven Shainberg * Rupture (2017 film), a Canadian short drama film * as a proper name ** DJ /rupture, a New York-based DJ and producer **

Rupture (band) Rupture was a hardcore punk band from Perth, Australia, that formed in the 1980s and were active until around late 2001, when vocalist Gus Chamber died. During this time they released split EP's with many bands including Brutal Truth, Dropdead ...

, an Australian hardcore punk band {{disambiguation