# Unterkiefer in English: mandible – dental dictionary

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

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/unterkiefer  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:27:36Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/unterkiefer.md

**Unterkiefer** = **mandible**

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

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D008334 · Mandible / Unterkiefer): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D008334](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D008334)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Unterkiefer](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterkiefer), [en.wikipedia.org: Mandible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandible), [Wikidata Q16370](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16370)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unterkiefer](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unterkiefer)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mandible](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mandible)

[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.