Rupture
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Rupture may refer to:
[edit] Anatomy and medicine
- Abdominal hernia, formerly referred to as "a rupture"
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Rupture of membranes, a "water breaking" event of pregnancy
- Premature rupture of membranes, when the amniotic sac ruptures more than an hour before the onset of labor
- Ruptured spleen
- Testicular rupture, a rip or tear in the connective tissue covering of the testes
[edit] Other uses
- DJ /rupture, a New York-based DJ and producer
- Steam rupture, a rupture in a pressurized system of super critical water
- Rupture (band), an Australian hardcore punk band
- Rupture (engineering), a failure of tough ductile materials loaded in tension
- Rupture (social networking), a social networking site for computer gamers
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