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
English Meaning: The name Edith is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Edith is: Happy warfare. Spoils of war. From the Old English name Eadgyth, meaning rich or happy, and war. Famous bearer: 10th-century nun St Edith (Eadgyth); the poet Dame Edith Sitwell. Happy warfare.Spoils of war.nglo-Saxon Meaning: The name Edith is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Edith is: Joyous. American Meaning: The name Edith is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Edith is: Joyous.