The act of striving; earnest endeavor. 2. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts. Doting about questions and strifes of words. Thus gods contended - noble strife -. Who most should ease the wants of life.
Often the person does not realize, that a blood vessel has burst, unless he stands in front of a mirror. The sclera (the white part of the eye) turns red, when a blood vessel breaks. When it affects other parts of the body, there is a purplish welt with blood spot appearing on the welt.
Yesterday a blood vessel burst in my husbands finger... Last night a blood vessel burst in my husbands finger, he didn't show me when it happened because he figured I wouldn't want to see the pea size swell that was turning blue and purple on his pinky. He didn't hit it, bang it or do anything that would cause it to burst.