jet lag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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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Possibly coined by Horace Sutton in 1966.

jet syndrome circadian dysrhythmia desynchronosis time-zone disease time-zone fatigue

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