1 Dehydration is a major risk factor for kidney stone formation. 2  Symptoms of a kidney stone include flank pain (the pain can be quite severe) and blood in the urine (hematuria). 3  People with certain medical conditions, such as gout, and those who take certain medications or supplements are at risk for kidney stones.
sigâ¢naâ¢toâ¢ry. 1. having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty. 2. the signer, or one of the signers, of a document: The U.S. and British delegates were among the signatories. signÄtÅrius of, belonging to sealing, derivative of signÄ(re) to mark, seal].
Signified and signifier. The terms signified and signifier are most commonly related to semiotics, which is defined by Oxford Dictionaries Online as the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist, was one of the two founders of semiotics.