nervus abducens vs abducent nerve

nervus abducens and abducent nerve both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

nervus abducens (noun)	abducent 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