Sentence examples for may rupture and from inspiring English sources

The delta sits on top of seismic faults that may rupture, and many of the islands that make it up are below sea level.

Superficial thin-walled veins may rupture and hemorrhage.

Along with fibrofolliculomas and kidney tumors, affected individuals frequently develop cysts (blebs or bullae) in the subpleural lung base or intraparenchymal space that may rupture and cause an abnormal collection of air in the chest cavity (pneumothorax), which could result in the collapse of a lung.

The collection may rupture and cause acute bleeding.

If perfusion pressure is too high, coronaries may rupture and, thereby, impair subsequent dye perfusion.

Ultimately, the plaque may rupture and the subsequent thrombosis causes a myocardial infarction.

Unless vented, the expanding gas may rupture alveolar septa and escape into interstitial spaces.

Both benign and malignant teratomas may grow and may rupture or fistulize with adjacent structures in the mediastinum or with lung, pleura or pericardium[ 1 ].

It is likely, however, that the tank may rupture on re-entry, and that the fuel would burn off in a fiery plume that would be visible to the naked eye.

The ultrasonic method may rupture the fragile structures and microwave irradiation technique causes irradiation damage to the structures.

When alveoli become over-distended against a closed glottis, the alveoli may rupture into the interstitium and eventually into the mediastinum, producing pneumomediastinum [10,11].