# Mundschleimhaut in English: oral mucosa – dental dictionary

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

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/mundschleimhaut  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:27:45Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/mundschleimhaut.md

**Mundschleimhaut** = **oral mucosa**

- **English (US):** oral mucosa
- **Synonyms (English):** mouth mucosa
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D009061 · Mouth Mucosa / Mundschleimhaut (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D009061](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D009061)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Mundschleimhaut](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundschleimhaut), [en.wikipedia.org: Oral mucosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_mucosa), [Wikidata Q1776131](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1776131)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mundschleimhaut](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mundschleimhaut)

[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.