rupture

[ US /ˈɹəptʃɝ/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈʌpt‍ʃɐ/ ]

NOUN

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
they hoped to avoid a break in relations
the act of making a sudden noisy break
state of being torn or burst open

VERB

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In patients without subarachnoid hemorrhage from a separate aneurysm, larger aneurysms also were more likely to rupture.
Sudden ruptures of the artery can lead to fatal blood loss or severe brain damage.
We need not worry about the disappearance of this space because its elasticity prevents true rupture or breakage.
It was more than a break from what came before; it was a seismic rupture.
The diaphragm is the component that needs the most attention, as it hardens with age and could rupture.
Nothing could heal the rupture with his father.
Byzance ne s'en remettra jamais complètement et cet évènement dramatique marqua la vraie rupture entre catholiques latins et orthodoxes grecs, beaucoup plus que le schisme de 1054 ! Archive 2007-03-01
As I looked at the ruptured eardrum with my otoscope, I was blasted by a shouting voice less than an inch away from my face. Paradise General
These acne cysts can rupture, spreading the infection into nearby skin tissue.
In the cases described in this article, the patients sought medical attention owing to symptoms caused by atraumatic splenic rupture.

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