antenatal care Medical surveillance and review performed during pregnancy for the early detection of possible complications of pregnancy, especially pre-eclamptic toxaemia (see PRE-ECLAMPSIA) and uterine and fetal abnormalities.
The closest phrase listed in the dictionary is âbeauty contestâ which is defined as: an assemblage of girls or women at which judges select the most beautiful âcalled also beauty pageant. This definition barely grazes the surface. b: an ostentatious display.
a competition in which the entrants, usually women, are judged as to physical beauty and sometimes personality and talent, with the winners awarded prizes or titles. 2. Informal. any contest, election, etc., that is decided on the basis of popularity.