Rupture 2769086 212881002 2008-05-16T18:15:47Z Xyzzyplugh 639298 more The term '''rupture''' describes various sorts of breaking in a number of fields. * [[Rupture (engineering)]], a failure mode * [[Steam rupture]], a rupture in a nuclear power plant (such as pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors) when the temperature of the nuclear reactor reaches a certain level too quickly * [[Rupture of membranes]], a term used during pregnancy of the reproductive female to describe a rupture of membranes <!-- circular sentence taken from Rupture of Membranes. Needs rewrite --> * A premature rupture of membranes ([[PROM]]), a rupture that occurs prior to labour in childbirth {{disambig}} [[fr:Rupture]]