# Speicheldrüse in English: salivary gland – dental dictionary

> German dental term "Speicheldrüse" in English: salivary 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/speicheldruese  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:26:29Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/speicheldruese.md

**Speicheldrüse** = **salivary gland**

- **English (US):** salivary gland
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D012469 · Salivary Glands / Speicheldrüsen (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D012469](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D012469)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Speicheldrüse](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speicheldr%C3%BCse), [en.wikipedia.org: Salivary gland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salivary_gland), [Wikidata Q134938](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134938)
- IATE, EU terminology database, health domain (verification only)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Speicheldrüse](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Speicheldrüse)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salivary_gland](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salivary_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.