It means keeping things constant and comes from two Greek words: 'homeo,' meaning 'similar,' and 'stasis,' meaning 'stable.' A more formal definition of homeostasis is a characteristic of a system that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, relatively constant condition of properties.
Edith is a female given name, derived from the Old English words ead, meaning 'riches or blessed ', and gyÃ°, meaning 'war', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form, also a common name in French, is Ãdith. Ã©dith
Origin of the name Edith: Derived from the Old English ÄadgyÄ, Eadgyth, a compound name composed of the elements Äad (prosperity, fortune) and gyÄ, gyth (war, strife): hence, prosperous in war..From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.gaio Marsh (born Edith), New Zealand-born mystery writer (one of the big four women, with Christie, Sayers, and Allingham). Edith Piaf, French singer. Edith Kermit Roosevelt, First Lady and wife of Theodore Roosevelt. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, First Lady and second wife of Woodrow Wilson.