nervus abducens vs abducens nerve

nervus abducens and abducens nerve both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nervus abducens	Yes	No	No	No
abducens nerve	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nervus abducens and abducens nerve are synonyms defined as:

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

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

nervus abducens (noun)	abducens 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