Rupture may refer to:
General
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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
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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"
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Achilles tendon rupture
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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
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Premature rupture of membranes, when the amniotic sac ruptures more than an hour before the onset of labor
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Ruptured spleen
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Testicular rupture, a rip or tear in the connective tissue covering of the testes
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Breast implant#Implant rupture, a rupture of breast implants
Other uses
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Steam rupture, a rupture in a pressurized system of super critical water
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Rupture (social networking), a social networking site for computer gamers
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Earthquake rupture, an event that generates seismic energy as a result of slip on a fault
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"Rupture" (''The Flash'' episode), an episode in season two of ''The Flash''
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Rupture (1983 film), a Soviet drama film
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''Rupture'' (2016 film), a science fiction film by Steven Shainberg
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Rupture (2017 film), a Canadian short drama film
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DJ /rupture, a New York-based DJ and producer
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Rupture (band), an Australian hardcore punk band
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