Wages: prices paid for labour services. zarobki, płace

Waiting list: number of people awaiting admission to hospital as inpatients. lista oczekujących, lista zapisów terminowych

Waiting period: length of time a member may have to wait before certain medical conditions are eligible for benefits under a certificate or agreement. okres oczekiwania

Waiting time: time which elapses between: 1. the request by a general practitioner for an appointment and the attendance of the patient at the outpatients' department, or 2. the date a patient's name is put on an inpatients' list and the date s/he is admitted. czas oczekiwania

Waived consent: situation in which a physician may agree not to disclose to a patient the nature of a diagnosis or treatment plan if the patient sincerely wants to avoid knowing. zrzeczenie się prawa do informacji

Waiver: 1. situation in which somebody gives up a legal right or claim; 2. official document stating this. zrzeczenie się, odstąpienie

Washout study: study in which patients/subjects are removed from all psychiatric medication to study baseline states or pure effects of new drug treatment. badanie typu washout, badanie z przerwą na wypłukanie leku

Waste: any material discarded as worthless, defective, or of no further use that, when disposed of, may pose threat to human health or environment. odpady

Waste exchange: arrangement in which companies exchange their wastes for the benefit of both parties. wymiana odpadów

Waste management: products, systems and services for the collection, handling, treatment (including recycling) and disposal of municipal, commercial and industrial wastes, e.g. landfill liners and composters (products), landfill gas extraction (systems), and collection and disposal (services).