Rupture
| Definition: |
Forcible or traumatic tear or break of an organ or other soft part of the body. |
| Notes: |
traumatic only: differentiate from RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; never IM: coord NIM with probably organ /inj (IM) or precoord inj term (IM) |
Rupture Definitions and Terms
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