Rupture may refer to:

General

Rupture (engineering) Fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress. The fracture of a solid usually occurs due to the development of certain displacement discontinuity surfaces within the solid. If a displa ...

, a failure of tough ductile materials loaded in tension

Anatomy and medicine

* Abdominal hernia, formerly referred to as "a rupture" *

Achilles tendon rupture Achilles tendon rupture is when the Achilles tendon, at the back of the ankle, breaks. Symptoms include the sudden onset of sharp pain in the heel. A snapping sound may be heard as the tendon breaks and walking becomes difficult. Rupture typica ...

* Rupture of membranes, a "water breaking" event of pregnancy **

Premature rupture of membranes Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM), previously known as premature rupture of membranes, is breakage of the amniotic sac before the onset of labor. Women usually experience a painless gush or a steady leakage of fluid from the vagina. Complicati ...

, 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 * Breast implant#Implant rupture, a rupture of breast implants

Other uses

Steam rupture A steam rupture occurs within a pressurized system of super critical water when the pressure exceeds the design plus safety margin specification. A steam rupture can occur in any high temperature pressurized system, including, but not limited to: ...

, a rupture in a pressurized system of super critical water *

Rupture (social networking) Rupture was a social networking site for gamers. Users were able to create profiles and interact with one another with the standard array of social networking tools. History Rupture was founded by Shawn Fanning Shawn Fanning (born November ...

, a social networking site for computer gamers * Earthquake rupture, an event that generates seismic energy as a result of slip on a fault * "Rupture" (''The Flash'' episode), an episode in season two of ''The Flash'' *

Rupture (1983 film) ''Rupture'' (russian: Обрыв) is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Vengerov. Plot The film is based on the eponymous novel by Ivan Goncharov. Cast * Georgi Antonov as Boris Rajsky * Elena Finogeeva * Nikolay Kochegarov * Rim ...

, a Soviet drama film * ''Rupture'' (2016 film), a science fiction film by Steven Shainberg * Rupture (2017 film), a Canadian short drama film * as a proper name **

DJ /rupture Jace Clayton, better known as DJ /rupture, is a New York-based American DJ, writer and interdisciplinary artist. In addition to his music, Clayton has established a blog identity with musical and non-musical posts on his website, "mudd up!". His ...

, a New York-based DJ and producer **

Rupture (band) Rupture was a hardcore punk band from Perth, Australia, that formed in the 1980s and were active until around late 2001, when vocalist Gus Chamber died. During this time they released split EP's with many bands including Brutal Truth, Dropdead, ...

, an Australian hardcore punk band {{disambiguation