And this may lead to the occurring of water retention. Let's take a look at the kidney and its function as it will help you to better understand how and what causes water retention in patients with kidney problems. Kidneys inside our body. 1  Our kidneys are two bean-shaped organs which are located near the middle of the back; one on each side.
Definition of Semitic. 1 : of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family that includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Amharic. 2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Semites.
For the history of ancient groups who spoke Semitic languages, see ancient Semitic-speaking peoples. Semitic people or Semitic cultures (from the biblical Shem, Hebrew: ×©×ââ) was a term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group who speak or spoke the Semitic languages. The terminology was first used in the 1770s by members of the GÃ¶ttingen School of History, who derived the name from Shem, one of the three sons of Noah in the Book of Genesis.