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.
Oxides are binary compounds of oxygen with another element, e.g., CO2, SO2, CaO, CO, ZnO, BaO2, H2O, etc. These are termed as oxides because here, oxygen is in combination with only one element. Based on their acid-base characteristics oxides are classified as acidic, basic, amphoteric or neural: An oxide that combines with water to give an acid is termed as an acidic oxide.