Sterilization灭菌
Sterilization is a validated process that eliminates or inactivates all viable microorganisms from a product, component, or surface to a defined sterility assurance level. In life-science translation and localization work, it appears in terminal sterilization procedures, aseptic processing descriptions, sterile barrier packaging text, labeling claims, and regulatory documentation for medical devices and pharmaceuticals, where wording directly affects safety and compliance.
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Where this term appears
Sterilization appears in processing instructions, sterilization validation reports, IFUs for sterile devices, and label claims such as “sterile” or “sterilized using ethylene oxide.” Translators must distinguish sterilization from cleaning, disinfection, and aseptic processing, because these terms carry different regulatory and safety meanings in device and drug documentation, and a wrong choice can change the stated microbial control strategy.
Translation checks
A common mistake is rendering “sterile” and “aseptic” as the same target term, or translating sterilization as simple cleaning or disinfection. In regulated texts, that can overstate or understate the level of microbial control, misinform users, and create labeling that does not match the validated process or the product's intended use.
Chinese document application
Sterilization in context · sterilization procedure
- English source
- Follow the specified sterilization procedure.
- Chinese rendering to review
- 遵循规定的灭菌程序。
Illustrative wording only. Confirm the rendering against the actual source and approved project terminology.
Check the distinction in context
Sterilization and disinfection are different concepts. Retain the source method name, relevant conditions and reference procedure. If the source uses inconsistent terminology, flag it for the technical owner; a translator should not silently select a different process.
Check the returned Chinese file
Compare a method name in the Chinese procedure with the linked record heading. If the source switches between sterilization and disinfection, list the locations for owner review instead of normalizing them into a single Chinese term.
Prepare the connected files
Include the procedure revision, equipment references and approved Chinese method names. Agree whether related labels and records also need terminology reconciliation.
Keep the term aligned across your files
Check intended use, warnings, document versions and approved terminology with the project team. Translation supports documentation; it does not establish product approval or regulatory acceptance.
Provide approved terms and previous translations with the source files. Agree how variants, ambiguous wording and revisions will be reviewed. Terminology maintenance and any termbase handback are confirmed in the project scope. See the 8-step AI + expert workflow.
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