abducens vs sixth cranial nerve

abducens and sixth cranial nerve both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abducens	Yes	No	No	No
sixth cranial nerve	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abducens and sixth cranial nerve are synonyms defined as:

abducens and sixth cranial nerve: a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

Other synonyms of abducens include abducens nerve, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens.

abducens (noun)	sixth cranial nerve (noun)
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye	a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye