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No, it is not. Acidosis is a process leading to increased blood acidity (lowered pH), and can be dangerous. Ketosis is a process leading to increased blood levels of three molecules known as ketone bodies, and is usually benign, even beneficial e.g. in controlling epileptic seizures.

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