Rupture

Health / First Aid / Rupture: Tearing apart of a tissue.
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Rupture Noun Synonyms: hernia
Rupture Adjective Synonyms: break, rift, split, fissure, fracture, cleavage, bursting, breaking, splitting, break-up, breach, schism, disunity, breaking up, severance, division, separation
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Rupture Strength

Science / Geology / Rupture Strength: The greatest stress that a material can sustain without fracturing at one atmosphere pressure. MORE

The Other World

Entertainment / Literature / The Other World: A motif in folklore and mythology in which an alternative world exists in conjunction with the physical world. This world is typically occupied by mysterious or unknowable beings that resemble humanit MORE

Focus (Earthquake)

Science / Geology / Focus (Earthquake): The point at which the rupture occurs: synonymous with hypocenter. MORE

Appendix

Science / Biology / Appendix: Blind sac at the end of the large intestine that usually ruptures during final exams; a vestigial organ in humans. MORE

Stroke

Health / Acupuncture / Stroke : The sudden death of some brain cells due to a lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. A stroke is also called a cerebrovascular ac MORE