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template

noun tem·plate \ˈtem-plət\

Medical Definition of TEMPLATE

1
also tem·plet :  a gauge, pattern, or mold used as a guide to the form of a piece being made
2
:  a molecule (as of DNA) that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of another macromolecule (as messenger RNA)

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