Rupture, Spontaneous
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Tear or break of an organ, vessel or other soft part of the body, occurring in the absence of external force. |
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includes spontan rupt unexplained or as a result of dis: differentiate from RUPTURE, traumatic only; never IM: coord NIM with organ/diseases term (IM) |
Rupture, Spontaneous Definitions and Terms
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