dysfunction vs erectile dysfunction

dysfunction and erectile dysfunction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dysfunction	Yes	No	No	No
erectile dysfunction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, erectile dysfunction is a hyponym of dysfunction; that is, erectile dysfunction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dysfunction:

dysfunction: (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
erectile dysfunction: impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

Other hyponyms of dysfunction include ED, male erecticle dysfunction, palsy, paralysis.

dysfunction (noun)	erectile dysfunction (noun)
(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group	impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

dysfunction vs erectile dysfunction

dysfunction and erectile dysfunction both are nouns.

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