Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Ruptured \Rup"tured\ (?; 135), a. (Med.)
   Having a rupture, or hernia.

Source : WordNet®

ruptured
     adj : suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal
           pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a
           burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a
           ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon" [syn: {burst}, {busted}]