# Chlorhexidin in English: chlorhexidine – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Chlorhexidin" in English: chlorhexidine. Category Endodontics, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/chlorhexidin  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:26:06Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/chlorhexidin.md

**Chlorhexidin** = **chlorhexidine**

- **English (US):** chlorhexidine
- **Abbreviation:** CHX
- **Category:** Endodontics

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D002710 · Chlorhexidine / Chlorhexidin): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D002710](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D002710)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Chlorhexidin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorhexidin), [en.wikipedia.org: Chlorhexidine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorhexidine), [Wikidata Q15646788](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15646788)
- IATE, EU terminology database, health domain (verification only)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chlorhexidine](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chlorhexidine)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.