# Kieferhöhle in English: maxillary sinus – dental dictionary

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

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/kieferhoehle  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:29:49Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/kieferhoehle.md

**Kieferhöhle** = **maxillary sinus**

- **English (US):** maxillary sinus
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Kieferhöhle](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieferh%C3%B6hle), [en.wikipedia.org: Maxillary sinus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxillary_sinus), [Wikidata Q6498170](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6498170)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kieferhöhle](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kieferhöhle)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maxillary_sinus](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maxillary_sinus)
- GOZ: official German text and BZÄK English translation (same fee item) (GOZ-Nr. 3090): [www.gesetze-im-internet.de/goz_1987/](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/goz_1987/)

[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.