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- noun medicine
Jet lag .
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Examples
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Jet lag, also called desynchronosis, is a temporary disorder that causes a variety of temporary mental and physical impairments as a result of air travel across time zones.
India eNews 2008
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Jet lag, also called desynchronosis, is a temporary disorder that causes a variety of temporary mental and physical impairments as a result of air travel across time zones.
Find Me A Cure 2008
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Jetlag, also called desynchronosis, is a temporary disorder that causes a variety of temporary mental and physical impairments as a result of air travel across time zones and is common in flights to Asia and Europe, but also observed in travelers between West and East coast.
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Jet lag is a common sleep disorder, known medically as "desynchronosis" because it occurs when the body's circadian (24-hour) clock, becomes out of sync with the new time zone.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Time Travel 101: Managing Jet Lag Across Time Zones 2010
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Jet lag is a common sleep disorder, known medically as "desynchronosis" because it occurs when the body's circadian (24-hour) clock, becomes out of sync with the new time zone.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Time Travel 101: Managing Jet Lag Across Time Zones 2010
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It takes up to 24 hours for your body to recover completely from desynchronosis for every time zone traveled through.
Scientific Blogging 2008
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Jet lag, or desynchronosis, occurs when traveling across time zones and causes a variety of temporary mental and physical conditions.
Scientific Blogging 2008
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It takes up to 24 hours for your body to recover completely from desynchronosis for every time zone traveled through.
Scientific Blogging 2008
adoarns commented on the word desynchronosis
is just the coolest term I could find for jet lag.
December 19, 2007
jostarr_19 commented on the word desynchronosis
Defintely the coolest, I agree!
March 3, 2009