A fistula is an abnormal opening between organs or other structures in the body. Fistulas are more common in the pelvic area but can happen in different parts of the body. They are a rare side effect of cancer treatment. Less commonly, they develop because of the cancer growing. The symptoms depend on where it is in the body. You may get urinary and bowel symptoms if the fistula is in the pelvis.
In linguistics, a distinctive feature is the most basic unit of phonological structure that may be analyzed in phonological theory.Distinctive features are grouped into categories according to the natural classes of segments they describe: major class features, laryngeal features, manner features, and place features.n addition, a phoneme may be unmarked with respect to a feature. However, in recent developments to the theory of distinctive features, phonologists have proposed the existence of single-valued features.
One that signifies. Linguistics A linguistic unit or pattern, such as a succession of speech sounds, written symbols, or gestures, that conveys meaning; a linguistic sign. The signifier of the concept âtreeâ is, in English, the string of speech sounds (t), (r), and (&emacron;); in German, (b), (ou), and (m).