# Eckzahn in English: canine tooth – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Eckzahn" in English: canine tooth. Category Anatomy, with US/UK spelling, synonyms and the sources that confirm the translation.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/eckzahn  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:25:17Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/eckzahn.md

**Eckzahn** = **canine tooth**

- **English (US):** canine tooth
- **Synonyms (German):** Augenzahn, Dens caninus
- **Synonyms (English):** canine, cuspids, eye tooth
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D003481 · Cuspid / Eckzahn (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D003481](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D003481)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Eckzahn](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckzahn), [en.wikipedia.org: Canine tooth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_tooth), [Wikidata Q19625](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19625)
- IATE, EU terminology database, health domain (verification only)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eckzahn](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eckzahn)

[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.