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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A temporary disruption of bodily rhythms caused by high-speed travel across several time zones typically in a jet aircraft.
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- noun A physical condition caused by crossing
time zones during flight; often the result ofdisruption to thecircadian rhythms of the body.
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- noun fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel
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