Fibrosis vs Sclerosis vs Hyaline

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Can someone plz help me with these terms.

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I guess it depends on the specific context, but in general -
Fibrosis refers to a scarring process via connective tissue deposition. I typically associate this with inflammation
Sclerosis is "hardening" or "roughening" of a structure. +/- inflammation
Hyalinization refers to homogeneous deposition of nonspecific material (typically ECM protein/junk) characterized by a pink appearance on H&E. Usually not inflammatory

I am no pathologist, so maybe these have more specific histologic definitions that i am unaware of
 
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