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ruptured |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rupture \Rup"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruptured}; p. pr & vb n. {Rupturing}.] 1. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as to rupture a blood vessel. 2. To produce a hernia in From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ruptured \Rup"tured\ (?; 135), a. (Med.) Having a rupture, or hernia. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ruptured adj : suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure; "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; (`busted' is an informal term for `burst' as in "a busted balloon") [syn: {burst}, {busted}]
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