nervus abducens vs sixth cranial nerve

nervus abducens and sixth cranial nerve both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

nervus 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