paralysis vs dysfunction

paralysis and dysfunction both are nouns.

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

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

paralysis: loss of the ability to move a body part
dysfunction: (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 disfunction.

paralysis (noun)	dysfunction (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