Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure;
2.
a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
case study
n 1: a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or
division within a corporation) that attempts to determine
what factors led to its success or failure
2: a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or
psychological or medical point of view