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SMR
(redirected from Submucous Resection)

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SMR
(Specialized Mobile Radio) The communications services used by police, ambulances, taxicabs, trucks and other delivery vehicles. Throughout the U.S., approximately 3,000 independent operators are licensed by the FCC to offer this service, which provides always-on communications similar to a walkie-talkie, but over a larger geographic area. Nextel Communications is known in this field for having acquired a large number of SMR operators and turning them into a nationwide system. See Nextel.


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A submucous resection procedure is used to either 1) remove part of the turbinate bone while not tampering with overlying flaps of mucosa, or 2) remove vascular space tissue, which might be enlarged in patients with drug-induced rhinitis or sleep apnea.
[FIGURE 4 OMITTED] If a submucous resection is also required, the surgeon has two options: * The vertical septal incision can be stopped 5 mm short of the dorsum, maintaining a dorsal attachment to the posterior segment.
 
 
 
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