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医療分野での最新技術に関する記事から英語表現を拾います。「〈空気ガスなど〉を圧縮[圧搾]する」という意味の動詞用法で知られるcompressには医療の文脈では「(止血消炎用の)圧迫包帯[湿布]」という意味があります。（Koyamamoto）

Scientists develop micro-fine adhesive sensors
Tokyo (AFP) — Scientists in Japan have developed a sticky sheet of tiny sensors that can be put directly on moving joints, beating hearts or other living tissues.
The invention opens up the possibility of implanting almost unnoticeable sensors inside the body, letting doctors keep a close eye on a dodgy heart, for example.
“Just by applying to the body like a compress, our novel sheet sensor detects biometric information extremely accurately,” researchers at the University of Tokyo said in a statement Friday.
http://www.japantoday.com/category/health/view/scientists-develop-micro-fine-adhesive-sensors