Anatomy and Medicine
- Abdominal hernia, formerly referred to as "a rupture"
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Biceps 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
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