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Rupture :: Rupture (v. t.) To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a blood vessel..

Disruption :: Disruption (n.) The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; disruption of a state..

Extravasation :: Extravasation (n.) The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels..

Burstwort :: Burstwort (n.) A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.

Rupturewort :: Rupturewort (n.) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides) somewhat resembling burstwort.

Ruptured :: Ruptured (imp. & p. p.) of Ruptur.

Breach :: Breach (n.) A hernia; a rupture.

Contrecoup :: Contrecoup (n.) A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected..

Ruptured :: Ruptured (a.) Having a rupture, or hernia..

Perineorrhaphy :: Perineorrhaphy (n.) The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum.

Rupture :: Rupture (v. i.) To suffer a breach or disruption.

Rupture :: Rupture (n.) Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly relations; as, the parties came to a rupture..

Rupture :: Rupture (n.) The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring..

Effusion :: Effusion (n.) The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel, either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation through its walls. It may pass into the substance of an organ, or issue upon a free surface..

Split :: Split (v. t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.

Wind-broken :: Wind-broken (a.) Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture, dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so that while the inspiration is by one effort, the expiration is by two; affected with pulmonary emphysema or with heaves; -- said of a horse..

Fracture :: Fracture (n.) The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.

Rupturewort :: Rupturewort (n.) Same as Burstwort.

Ruption :: Ruption (n.) A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture.

Permeate :: Permeate (v. t.) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand..

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