# Kiefer in English: jaw – dental dictionary

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

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/kiefer  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:26:07Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/kiefer.md

**Kiefer** = **jaw**

- **English (US):** jaw
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D007568 · Jaw / Kiefer (Knochen) (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D007568](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D007568)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Kiefer (Anatomie)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiefer_%28Anatomie%29), [en.wikipedia.org: Jaw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaw), [Wikidata Q180284](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180284)
- IATE, EU terminology database, health domain (verification only)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kiefer](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kiefer)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jaw](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jaw)

[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.