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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 of disruption to the circadian 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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