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.
Pageant a term used to designate a movable stage in the medieval theater used in presenting mysteries, miracle plays, and dramatic processions. The pageant was a large wagon consisting of two levels. On the lower level the actors changed their costumes; on the upper level, which was provided with a curtain and primitive scenery, a scene or act from a play was presented.