# Ohrspeicheldrüse in English: parotid gland

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

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

**Ohrspeicheldrüse** = **parotid gland**

- **English (US):** parotid gland
- **Synonyms (German):** Glandula parotidea, Parotis
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D010306 · Parotid Gland / Parotis (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D010306](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D010306)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Ohrspeicheldrüse](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohrspeicheldr%C3%BCse), [en.wikipedia.org: Parotid gland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parotid_gland), [Wikidata Q691653](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q691653)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ohrspeicheldrüse](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ohrspeicheldrüse)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/parotid_gland](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/parotid_gland)

[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.