dysfunction vs palsy

dysfunction and palsy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, palsy is a hyponym of dysfunction; that is, palsy 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
palsy: loss of the ability to move a body part

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

dysfunction (noun)	palsy (noun)
(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group	loss of the ability to move a body part
	a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor

dysfunction (verb)	palsy (verb)
	affect with palsy