paralysis vs disfunction

paralysis and disfunction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paralysis	Yes	No	No	No
disfunction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disfunction is a hypernym of paralysis; that is, disfunction is a word with a broader meaning than paralysis:

paralysis: loss of the ability to move a body part
disfunction: (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group

Other hypernyms of paralysis include dysfunction.

paralysis (noun)	disfunction (noun)
loss of the ability to move a body part	(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group