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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ruptured \Rup"tured\ (?; 135), a. (Med.) Having a rupture, or hernia.