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Mirizzi syndrome
Mirizzi syndrome: rare gallstone complication in which a stone impacted in Hartmann's pouch or the cystic duct externally compresses the common bile duct, later forming cholecystobiliary fistulas; classified McSherry/Csendes, hard to diagnose preoperatively.
Mirja Hietamies
Mirja Hietamies (1931-2013), Finnish cross-country skier Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää; 10 km silver at Oslo 1952, first Olympic women's cross-country race, and 3x5 km relay gold at Cortina 1956.
Mirjam Bikker
Mirjam Bikker is a Dutch politician of the Christian Union, leader of its parliamentary group since 2023 and a member of the House of Representatives since 2021.
Mirjam Christ‐Crain
Mirjam Christ-Crain, born 1974, is a Swiss endocrinologist, full professor at the University of Basel, and chief of endocrinology at University Hospital Basel, known for copeptin diagnostics.
Mirjam Puchner
Mirjam Puchner (born 1992, Schwarzach im Pongau) is a retired Austrian alpine speed skier. Olympic Super G silver at Beijing 2022, world downhill silver at Saalbach 2025, two World Cup downhill wins, retired June 2026.
Mirjam Sterk
Mirjam Sterk is a Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal politician serving as Minister for Long-term Care, Youth and Sport in the Jetten government, after sitting in the House of Representatives.
Mirjana Đurica
Mirjana Đurica (Мирјана Ђурица), born 1961 in Sombor, Serbian handball player; won Olympic silver in 1980 and gold in 1984 with Yugoslavia's women's team, fourth in 1988.
Mirjana Marković
Mirjana Marković (Mira), Serbian sociologist, leader of the Yugoslav United Left, and wife and political adviser of Slobodan Milošević; died 2019 in Sochi; her 13-year trial exemplified Serbian judicial delays.
Mirjana Segrt
Mirjana Šegrt (Мирјана Шегрт), born 1950 in Dubrovnik, Croatian swimmer for Yugoslavia; 1968 Olympic finalist (7th, 100 m freestyle; 5th, 200 m freestyle), 1968 European 200 m freestyle record holder, and three-time silver medalist at the 1970 Barcelona European Championships.
Mirjaqip Dulatuli
Mirjaqip Dulatuli (Міржақып Дуlatuly), also known as Mirzhakyp Dulatov, was a Kazakh poet and Alash Orda leader who penned the national awakening text Oyan! Qazaq (1909).
Mirka Federer
Mirka Federer (Miroslava Vavrinec), Swiss former WTA player ranked world No. 76, wife of Roger Federer since 2009; his manager, analyst, and Roger Federer Foundation trustee.
Mirka Francis
Mirka Francis, full name Mirka Francia Vasconcelos, is a Cuban-Italian volleyball player who won Olympic gold with Cuba in 1996 and 2000 and two world titles.
Mirka Topinkova Knapkova
Miroslava "Mirka" Topinková Knapková, Czech single sculls rower born 1980 in Brno, won Olympic gold at London 2012, the 2011 world title, and five European titles across four Olympics.
Mirkhwand
Mirkhwand (میرخواند) was a Persian historian of Timurid Herat, born about 1434, best known for the Rawzat al-Safa, a seven-volume universal history written under the patron Ali Shir Nava'i.
Mirko Basic
Mirko Bašić (Мирко Башић), born 1960 in Bosilegrad, is a Croatian handball goalkeeper who won Olympic gold 1984 and bronze 1988 with Yugoslavia and the 1986 world title; not the footballer Mirco Basic.
Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop is the ring name of Mirko Filipović (born 1974), a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist known for his left high kick.
Mirko Ivanić (Мирко Иванић)
Mirko Ivanić (Мирко Иванић), born 1993 in Bački Jarak, is a Montenegrin attacking midfielder and captain of Crvena zvezda since February 2025; formerly Vojvodina and BATE Borisov, Montenegro international.
Mirko Nisovic
Mirko Nisovic (Mirko Nišović), born 1961 in Zemun, Yugoslav sprint canoeist; with Matija Ljubek won C2 500 m gold and C2 1000 m silver at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and three world titles.
Mirko Novakovic
Mirko Novakovic is a German software entrepreneur and repeat founder who built codecentric and Instana, sold Instana to IBM for $500 million, and founded Dash0 in 2023.
Mirko Petrović-Njegoš
Mirko Petrović-Njegoš (Мирко Петровић-Његош; 1820–1867) was a Montenegrin grand duke, senator, and poet whose 1858 victory at Grahovac won him the title Grand Duke of Grahovac.
Mirko Trajkovski
Mirko Trajkovski is a professor at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Medicine who studies the molecular mechanisms of obesity, insulin resistance, and gut microbiota.
Mirko Vicevic
Mirko Vičević (Мирко Вичевић), born 1968 in Kotor, Montenegrin water polo player and coach; Olympic gold 1988 Seoul, world titles 1986 and 1991, European champion 1991, ISHOF Class of 2022.
Mirko Vučinić
Mirko Vučinić, born 1983 in Nikšić, Montenegrin striker for Lecce, Roma, Juventus, and Al Jazira; first captain of independent Montenegro; national team head coach since September 2025 with UEFA Pro licence.
Mirko Vuillermin
Mirko Vuillermin (born 1973, Aosta) is an Italian retired short track speed skater, 1994 Lillehammer 5000 m relay Olympic champion and 500 m silver medalist, 1993 world record holder.
miRNA microarray analysis
miRNA microarray analysis is a hybridization-based method that measures microRNA abundance in cells or tissues using fluorescently labeled miRNAs and thousands of immobilized complementary probes.
miRNA target prediction
miRNA target prediction is the set of computational methods that predict which messenger RNAs are regulated by microRNAs, mostly by searching for seed-region pairing and scoring candidate sites.
miRNA target recognition and repression mechanisms
miRNA target recognition and repression is the process by which microRNAs use a short seed sequence to find matching sites in messenger RNAs and repress protein production.
Mirnaa Menon
Mirnaa Menon (മിർണ മേനോൻ), also credited as Adhiti Menon, is an Indian actress in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu cinema. Known for Big Brother (2020) with Mohanlal and as Shwetha, Rajinikanth's character's daughter-in-law, in Jailer (2023) and Jailer 2 (2026).
Mirnalini Ravi
Mirnalini Ravi (மிருணாளினி ரவி), born 1995, is an Indian actress in Tamil and Telugu films who rose to fame via Dubsmash, debuted in Super Deluxe (2019), and led Romeo (2024).
miRNAs in cellular senescence and aging
MicroRNAs regulate cellular senescence, the stable arrest program that stressed or aged cells enter, acting both upstream and downstream of p53, p16, and p21; miR-605 converts the p53–Mdm2 loop into a positive one.