# Desinfektion in English: disinfection – dental dictionary

> "Desinfektion" in English: disinfection. Hygiene & prevention; with spelling variants, synonyms and the sources behind each entry.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/desinfektion  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:26:30Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/desinfektion.md

**Desinfektion** = **disinfection**

- **English (US):** disinfection
- **Category:** Hygiene & prevention

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D004203 · Disinfection / Desinfektion): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D004203](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D004203)
- IATE, EU terminology database, health domain (verification only)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Desinfektion](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Desinfektion)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disinfection](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disinfection)

[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.