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What does Jet Lag mean?


What does Jet Lag mean?

being tired after a flight, usually due to time zone changes, and lost sleep.

its a physiological condition which is a consequence of alterations to the circadian rhythm. Such alterations result from shift work, daylight saving time, altered day length, or as the name implies, transmeridian travel as on a jet plane.

Jet lag refers to the tired feeling after you travel somewhere a long distance away. Usually you are in a different time zone and everything is all screwed up plus you are tired just from the hassle of traveling.

Jet lag, also jetlag or jet-lag, is a physiological condition which is a consequence of alterations to the circadian rhythm. Such alterations result from shift work, daylight saving time, altered day length, or as the name implies, transmeridian travel as on a jet plane. They are known as desynchronosis, dysrhythmia, dyschrony, jet lag, or jet syndrome. The condition is generally believed to be the result of disruption of the "light/dark" cycle that entrains the body's circadian rhythm. It can be exacerbated by environmental factors.

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