Talk:Doctor

I can't see the link to Trafalgar Law. Is it just me? --72.82.11.220 06:01, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, it's fine now. --72.82.11.220 07:24, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Why the heck does everyone think Trafalgar Law is a doctor?

Hi. :) I think the overall consensus is that his title actually refers to him as a doctor. One could say he has not yet shown any doctoring abilities, but he's still a relatively new character; perhaps the story simply has not progressed to the point where he will demonstrate any medical techniques yet. However, it is not fair to make the assumption - and that's what it is - that his title of only deals with his ability to interchange parts of other people's bodies. Please also refer to the discussion on Trafalgar Law's Talk page.

Overall, it seems more plausible to categorize him as a doctor based on his actual given title, rather than assuming it is because of an attack you've seen him perform. Sephirona 04:12, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Preventing an edit war
My edit was removed, so I want to make the case for it. I changed the term "biological medicine", which doesn't exist (unless there's a source in-manga) to "medicine, the science and art that deals with the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention of disease, as well as alleviation of symptoms."

The reason the other user had to undo it was because it was the "real world definition" of a doctor, but I'll make the case that it still fits the OP's world description of a doctor. Also, "art" means "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination", and with Devil Fruit users like Marco, Law and Doflamingo using their powers to practice medicine, then it's more than proved that there's a creative skill being applied. Only including "science" wouldn't fit the One Piece world.

We've seen doctors and nurses (the people practicing medicine) in One Piece being responsible for all the things I described. Just some examples:

Diagnosis: Chapter 139 - Kureha diagnoses Nami with an infection caused by the tropical insect. Luffy is diagnosed with frost bite. Chopper identifies Sanji's injuries. Chapter 967 - Crocus diagnoses Buggy with the fever. Prognosis: Chapter 139 - Kureha explains what happens to someone who has the "5 day fever". Chapter 966 - Crocus's prognosis for Roger is 1 year of life. Treatment: Chapter 139 onward - Nami is treated of her infection inside Kureha's castle. Chapter 696 - Law starts the process of curing the children in Punk Hazard. Chapter 952 - Chopper cures the people infected with the Mummy virus. Prevention: Chapter 234 - Nurses tell Whitebeard to stop drinking to prevent health problems. Chapter 967 - Crocus prohibits Buggy from going to Laugh Tale. Alleviation: Chapter 234 - Whitebeard is imobilized because of his health condition by nurses. Chapter 688 - Chopper gives sedative to raging kids before a cure existed.

After these examples - that aren't an exhaustive list, but a small selection of moments -, I believe it's proven that the functions of medical professionals in One Piece are the same as in the real world, even if diseases, treatments and use of DF powers differ. "Biological medicine" is not a used term in the real world (and the burden of proof of it being used in One Piece is with the ones trying to keep that term), but even if it was used to describe "biomedicine", it still wouldn't work because there are people like Marco and Mancherry using magic to cure people.

To repeat my objective - keep my edit from "biological medicine" to "medicine, the science and art that deals with the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention of disease, as well as alleviation of symptoms." StoopidGuy (talk) 13:36, July 11, 2020 (UTC)