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pes anserinus (medicine)


pes anserinus -->
intraparotid plexus of facial nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The diverging branches of the facial nerve passing through the substance of the parotid gland, connected by numerous looped anastomoses.

Synonym: plexus intraparotideus, pes anserinus.


Hachiman (sh)




One of the most popular of Japan's Shinto deities.

Referred to as the god of war, he is believed to be the deification of ojin, the 15th emperor. He is the patron of the Minamoto clan and of warriors in General. His first shrine was built in 725, and today half the Shinto shrines are dedicated to him. In the 8th century Hachiman was accepted as a Buddhist divinity; he is the guardian deity of the great Buddhist temple at Todai.