# Zahnfleisch in English: gums – dental dictionary

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

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/zahnfleisch  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:25:18Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/zahnfleisch.md

**Zahnfleisch** = **gums**

- **English (US):** gums
- **Synonyms (German):** Gingiva
- **Synonyms (English):** gingiva
- **Category:** Anatomy

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D005881 · Gingiva / Gingiva (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005881](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005881)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Zahnfleisch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahnfleisch), [en.wikipedia.org: Gums](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gums), [Wikidata Q104280](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104280)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zahnfleisch](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zahnfleisch)

[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.