burstenness noun2 •(no longer used) A broken or bruised condition; brokenness; in the extract, a mass of bruises. •(no longer used) A rupture; a hernia.The leaf bruised and laid to any green wound in the hands or legs, doth heal them quickly; and being bound to the throat, much helpeth the quinsy; it helpeth also ruptures and burstenness. — 1814
