rectus lateralis vs lateral rectus

rectus lateralis and lateral rectus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rectus lateralis	Yes	No	No	No
lateral rectus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rectus lateralis and lateral rectus are synonyms defined as:

rectus lateralis and lateral rectus: the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward

Other synonyms of rectus lateralis include abducens muscle, lateral rectus muscle.

rectus lateralis (noun)	lateral rectus (noun)
the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward	the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward