Rupture

Rupture may refer to:

General

 * Rupture (engineering), a failure of tough ductile materials loaded in tension

Anatomy and medicine

 * Abdominal hernia, formerly referred to as "a rupture"
 * Achilles 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
 * Breast implant, a rupture of breast implants

Other uses

 * Steam rupture, a rupture in a pressurized system of super critical water
 * Rupture (social networking), 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), 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, a New York-based DJ and producer
 * Rupture (band), an Australian hardcore punk band