Causes of pregnancy-related blood clots include: 1  decreased levels of natural anticoagulants such as total and free protein S, or antithrombin. 2  increased levels of procoagulant proteins such as FVIII, von Willebrand factor and fibrinogen. 3  decreased rate of blood flow, increasing the risk of blood pooling.
(redirected from Otos) Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia. (Å`tÅ), Native North Americans, also called the Otoe, whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languagesNative American languages, languages of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere and their descendants.
Pathos is a communication technique used most often in rhetoric (where it is considered one of the three modes of persuasion, alongside ethos and logos), and in literature, film and other narrative art. Emotional appeal can be accomplished in a multitude of ways: 1  by a metaphor or storytelling, common as a hook,