Rupture may refer to:

General

Rupture (engineering) Fracture is the 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 surfaces within the solid. If a displ ...

, a failure of tough ductile materials loaded in tension

Anatomy and medicine

Abdominal hernia A hernia is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. Various types of hernias can occur, most commonly involving the abdomen, and specifically the groin. Groin hernia ...

, 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 typic ...

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 col ...

, 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 labor. Women usually experience a painless gush or a steady leakage of fluid from the vagina. Complicati ...

, 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 Testicular rupture is a rip or tear in the tunica albuginea resulting in extrusion of the testicular contents, including the seminiferous tubules. It is a rare complication of testicular trauma, and can result from blunt or penetrating trauma, alt ...

, 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 steam rupture occurs within a pressurized system of super critical water when the pressure exceeds the design plus safety margin specification. A steam rupture can occur in any high temperature pressurized system, including, but not limited to ...

, a rupture in a pressurized system of super critical water *

Rupture (social networking) Rupture was a social networking site for gamers. Users were able to create profiles and interact with one another with the standard array of social networking tools. History Rupture was founded by Shawn Fanning Shawn Fanning (born November 2 ...

, 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) ''Rupture'' (russian: Обрыв) is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Vengerov. Plot The film is based on the eponymous novel by Ivan Goncharov. Cast * Georgi Antonov as Boris Rajsky * Elena Finogeeva * Nikolay Kochegarov * Rim ...

, 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 Jace Clayton, better known as DJ /rupture, is a New York-based American DJ, writer and interdisciplinary artist. In addition to his music, Clayton has established a blog identity with musical and non-musical posts on his website, "mudd up!". His ...

, 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, Dropde ...

, an Australian hardcore punk band {{disambiguation