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.
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An octopus (/ËÉktÉpÊs/ or /ËÉktÉpÉs/ ; plural: octopuses, octopi, or octopodes; see below) is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda.It has two eyes and four pairs of arms and, like other cephalopods, it is bilaterally symmetric.An octopus has a beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms.ll octopuses are venomous, but only one group, the blue-ringed octopus, is known to be deadly to humans. Around 300 species are recognized, which is over one-third of the total number of known cephalopod species.