caudate nucleus vs caudate

caudate nucleus and caudate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caudate nucleus	Yes	No	No	No
caudate	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, caudate nucleus and caudate are synonyms defined as:

caudate nucleus and caudate: a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain

caudate nucleus (noun)	caudate (noun)
a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain	amphibians that resemble lizards
	a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain

caudate nucleus (adjective)	caudate (adjective)
	having a tail or taillike appendage
	(of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip