# Gesichtsmuskel in English: facial muscle – dental dictionary

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

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/gesichtsmuskel  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:27:18Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/gesichtsmuskel.md

**Gesichtsmuskel** = **facial muscle**

- **English (US):** facial muscle
- **Synonyms (German):** Mimische Muskulatur
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D005152 · Facial Muscles / Gesichtsmuskeln (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005152](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005152)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Mimische Muskulatur](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimische_Muskulatur), [en.wikipedia.org: Facial muscles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_muscles), [Wikidata Q2341604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2341604)
- IATE, EU terminology database, health domain (verification only)

[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.